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Theater Interview/Preview: Dan O’Brien — The Playwright as Documentarian

April 14, 2024
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It’s not hyperbole to suggest that Dan O’Brien’s “True Story: A Trilogy” represents a distinctive achievement in theater history.

Theater Review: “The Drowsy Chaperone” — A Refreshing Musical Tonic

April 10, 2024
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The Lyric Stage Company production almost meets the challenges posed by this delightfully inane musical farce.

Theater Reviews: Broadway Taps the Bookshelf — Musicals Based on “The Notebook” and “Water for Elephants”

April 1, 2024
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Two new musicals attempt to capture the magic of two beloved books. With mixed success …

Theater Review: “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party” — Daal M for Merriment

March 30, 2024
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Let’s face it, we could all use a celebration of renewal and togetherness that crosses cultural (and political) borders.

Theater Review: “Beyond Words” — Homage to a Brainy Bird

March 26, 2024
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“Beyond Words” tells an important story in an entertaining as well as a delightfully educational way.

Theater Review: “Cost of Living” — A Powerful Drama About Our Longing to Connect

March 24, 2024
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Critical to the success of “Cost of Living” is playwright Martyna Majok’s refusal to resort to tropes about people with disabilities and those who care for them.

Theater Review: Touring “Girl From the North Country” – A Slow, Serious Musical set to the Bob Dylan Catalog

March 15, 2024
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Bob Dylan’s music has rarely been more heartbreaking, his poetic storytelling rarely more beguiling, and the singing never less nasal.

Theater Review: “John Proctor Is the Villain ” — Critiquing a Classic

March 6, 2024
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The energizing force of this production comes from the students and, more specifically, the cohort of young women in the cast, each of whom is excellent.

Theater Review: “Thirst” — In the Shadow of Greatness

February 28, 2024
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The weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present, and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama.

Theater Review: “Becoming a Man” — Making a Statement

February 25, 2024
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If only “Becoming a Man”‘s pathos were less streamlined, its theatricality more ambitious.

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